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Title:

IBM Java 8

Stream:

Java and other languages (3)

Speakers:

Adam Roberts

Abstract:

Java SE 8 is the latest eagerly anticipated release of the Java platform that powers much of IBM's software and provides functionality for you to get your work done. In this session, we describe the new features currently under development in the virtual machine and associated libraries and tooling. Come and learn how to be more productive as a developer, use new techniques for exploiting modern hardware to process large volumes of data in parallel, move data efficiently across the network, and exploit the virtualization potential of your data center.

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Bio:

Adam Roberts:

Adam Roberts joined IBM immediately after earning his degree two years ago and has quickly established himself as being a subject matter expert in Runtimes (formerly the Java Technology Center) for GPU exploitation and now Apache Spark. Based in Hursley, Adam is currently the team leader for Spark and will be making his first conference appearance here in Edinburgh. Adam is particularly interested in using analytics to provide meaningful insights and is looking forward to future customer engagements whereby IBM's talents can be demonstrated. Adam's background involves developing with Java and writing commercial mobile apps for Android and iOS. He's also madly in love with Linux (especially running on Z or Power) but still runs Windows on his laptop to this very day...

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